IEMs that sound like Sennheiser Momentum? | Headphone Reviews and Discussion - Head-Fi.org

stevodotorg · Jul 15, 2021 at 12:29 PM

Going out on a whim, but does anyone happen to know of any IEMs that sound as similiar to the Sennheiser Momentum wireless IEMs? I can't get enough of them, and would love a wired version!

joe · Jul 15, 2021 at 5:10 PM

Hi @stevodotorg !

Just to be clear, you mean these right?

If so, I just did a quick comparison of them to their wired sibling, and to me, they sound similar. I am noting the wired version being a little more bassy, but that could be down to fit. Admittedly, it was only with a couple tracks, and I'm only one person listening, but the MOMENTUM In-Ear might be the wired version you're looking for.

I hope this helps!

stevodotorg · Jul 15, 2021 at 8:14 PM

joe said:
Hi @stevodotorg !

Just to be clear, you mean these right?

If so, I just did a quick comparison of them to their wired sibling, and to me, they sound similar. I am noting the wired version being a little more bassy, but that could be down to fit. Admittedly, it was only with a couple tracks, and I'm only one person listening, but the MOMENTUM In-Ear might be the wired version you're looking for.

I hope this helps!

Actually these: https://smile.amazon.com/Sennheiser-True-Wireless-Bluetooth-Fingertip/dp/B07J2WF2JW

Just looking for a wired version that sounds as good!

joe · Jul 15, 2021 at 8:55 PM

Ah, the True Wireless. I'll have to do some thinking on that one.

G777 · Jul 15, 2021 at 9:45 PM

The Sennheiser IE300 or the IE900 should sound like the Momentum. I believe they are tuned similarly.

KPzypher · Jul 15, 2021 at 10:03 PM

G777 said:
The Sennheiser IE300 or the IE900 should sound like the Momentum. I believe they are tuned similarly.

Yes. Similar overall tonality, especially with the supplied foam tips. I have all three.

stevodotorg · Jul 16, 2021 at 11:46 AM

thank you!

stevodotorg · Jul 16, 2021 at 12:00 PM

G777 said:
The Sennheiser IE300 or the IE900 should sound like the Momentum. I believe they are tuned similarly.

This is a very cool tool, and now I am playing around with it. Thanks!
Do you know if there is a way to find other brands that sound similiar as well? Sort of an auto matcher? or did you just look at other sennhieser ones and manually compared?

G777 · Jul 16, 2021 at 12:32 PM

stevodotorg said:
This is a very cool tool, and now I am playing around with it. Thanks!
Do you know if there is a way to find other brands that sound similiar as well? Sort of an auto matcher? or did you just look at other sennhieser ones and manually compared?

I just recognized the shape of the Momentum’s graph as being very similar to that of the IE900 that I’ve seen before. I guess this is the tuning that Sennheiser likes to go with. Crinacle’s ranking list gives a brief description of the sound signature (the Momentum is simply described as V-shaped) but otherwise it’s trial and error if you don’t already know the graphs.

Sennheiser · Aug 3, 2021 at 4:50 PM

Yes, the IE 300 and IE 900 will sound tonally similar to the MTW2, especially with the MTW2's "Audiophile Tuning" DSP effect turned on, but clarity and performance will usually go to the wired versions... unless your source is lower quality than the DAC/amp built into the MTW2 (MTW2 probably sounds cleaner than an IE 300 plugged into a laptop/motherboard headphone jack). Both products have their situations where they shine!